mittlerer Schützenpanzerwagen (3,7 cm Pak) (Sd. Kfz. 251/10)

The mittlerer Schützenpanzerwagen (3.7 cm Pak) (Sd. Kfz. 251/10) was used as platoon leader’s vehicle. Light armoured vehicles and slightly fortified positions could effectively be fought with the 3.7 cm Pak. The first trial vehicle was available in May 1941. Serial production started in July 1941. The gunsight and the hand wheels were fitted in a much lower position so a new much lower armour shield could be used which provided protection only to the gunner. (Photo: German federal archive via Wikimedia Commons; License: Creative Commons BY-SA-3.0-gb)

Photos of the Sd. Kfz. 251/10 Ausf. D are rare because this variant was discontinued late in 1943. Note that the low gun shield is only hard to differentiate from the MG shield of the standard version. (Photo: German federal archive via Wikimedia Commons; License: Creative Commons BY-SA-3.0-gb)

After introduction of the m. SPW (3.7 cm Pak) Sd. Kfz. 251/10 in 1941, many older vehicles of the A, B and (very rarely) C were retrofitted with standard 3.7 cm Pak guns. Most often, the high standard armour shield of the 3.7 cm Pak was maintained but some units modified the gun shield to lower the silhouette of the vehicle. (Photo: German federal archive via Wikimedia Commons; License: Creative Commons BY-SA-3.0-gb)

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